Christmas-tree holder.



PATBNTBD JUNE 30, 1908.

S. PETERSON CHRISTMAS TREE HOLDER.

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SIGFRIED PETERSON, OF ST. IAUL, MINNESOTA.

CmLISTMIAS-TREE HOLDER.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

. Application filed (Dctober 21., 1907. Serial No. 398,359.

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Belt known-that I, Srermso PETERSON, a subject oftheKingof Sweden, having declarpp my intention of becoming e citizen of the nited States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Christmas- Tree Holder, of which the following is e specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for holding Christmas trees, and the ob'ect is to provide an im roved, sirn 1e but e cie'nt Christmas tree older whic may easily be adjusted to an size of trees.

In the accompanying rawin Figure 1 is a top view of the foot or stand provide for ho ding the tree. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the lower middle ortion of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is 9. side elevation of 111 Y device with e stem of trunk of a tree held y it.

Referring to the drawing by reference nu'merals, 1 des' nates a funnel shaped receptacle for the ower end of the tree stern. It may be made of sheet iron with solid sides, or, ,as in Figs. 1 end 2 cast with side The upper gs o the funnel is provided with ears 3, between which are pivoted three legs 4 adapted to standon the floor in a partly spread position," wl1ile'*-their upper ends project is ur fiadapted to be pressed into the side of the stem oithetree 7 Whose lower end is thus firmly held down as far as it can go into the funnel," according to its thickness, and the s urs also give lateral support to the tree.

. 0 hold the,spurs en aged with the tree against accidental us ing or phlling sidewise on the tree, or ifting of it, and in order to make the stand easy to fold, I provide the lower end of the funnel with a fixed pendent 8, on which slides a collar 9 having a thumb screw 10 by which it may be held tightly at any point of the pendant, Said collar or a 6 engaged.

runner is connected with the legs 4 by braces 11 having each one end pivotec to one of the legs and the other end pivoted to lugs 12 of the collar.

In applying the device to the trunk of the tree, the latter is placed in the funnel and the legs are spread and used as levers to force the spurs 6 into the wood, whereupon the screw ll) is tightened. To remove the tree the screw 10 is unscrewed and the tree lifted out,

the spurs disengaging by themselves from the wei ht of the legs 4. The lc s are thereafter folded to the pendant 8 an the device is put away till it is wanted again.

As a modification useful for small and cheap tree holders, the arms 5 are provided with external hooks or guards 1-3 below which a cord or ribbon (not shown) may be tied about the arms and thus hold the s urs In such it modified grade oi the device the pendant S, collar 9 and braces 11 may be disocnsed with, and whether they be dispenser with or not the guards 13 may be there as ornaments and for stepping on in forcing home the spurs, and for supporting presents on and about the tree.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;-

In a device ofthe hind described, the com bination with a funnel-shaped receptacle having a pendant extending from its lower end, legs pivoted to the upper edge of the funnel and having above the funne arms with inword projecting purs, a slidable col- .lar on the pendant, a setscrew in the collar for holding it adjust biy on the pendant, and

braces pivoted with their outer ends to the legs and their inner ends to the collar.

in testimony whereof I allix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses. 7

SIGFRlED PETERSON.

Viitnesses:

A. M. CARLSEN', D. {25. Unmssn. 

